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England 1795: the young Catherine just married Charles Fengriffen and moves into his castle. She becomes victim of an old curse that lays on the family. On her wedding night she's raped by a ghost and gets pregnant. Full summary » | Add synopsis »

This eerie film is developed in an ancient and isolated castle . A just
married couple goes home their grandparents during wedding night . As
young Catherine just married Charles Fengriffen and moves into his
castle . She becomes victim of an old curse that lays on the family .
On her wedding night she's raped by a ghost and gets pregnant . The
fiancé Charles Fengriffen (Ian Ogilvy) and his fiancée (Stephanie
Beacham) aren't aware about the curse by terrible events occurred in
past times and mysterious deeds are actually happening . In 1795 Silas
, a young man who worked in stables attempts to avoid the violation of
his young wife by the noble Fengriffen (Herbert Lom). During the taking
off between the noble landowner and the flunky is severed the hand of
Silas . One time dead the noble , the vengeful spirit returns the
castle , the revenge will be with the successors of tyrant Fengriffin .
The severed hand goes back to torment the young couple , they are
caught up by an ominous ghost and become inextricably involved in weird
killings with several corpses . They will confront the mysterious evil
force and legacy of horror of the Frengriffen family . Then Peter
Cushing shows up to investigate at whatever risk .

This Amicus production (Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky) is a good
terror film with malevolent spectres and family curses and with amazing
final surprise . The movie is plenty of grisly murders tension , terror
, genuine screaming , horrible chills and a little bit of blood and
gore . The picture packs a creepy atmosphere and strange color by the
cinematographer Dennis Cop . The casting is frankly well , there
appears various awesome British actors , as always excellent Peter
Cushing , Patrick McGee , Guy Rolfe and the habitual villain Herbert
Lom . The tale was rightly directed by Roy War Baker who realized
magnificent terror films (Quatermass and the pit) . Motion picture will
appeal to British horror enthusiasts .

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